rung

Everyday

1. A rung is one of the bars or steps of a ladder that you put your feet on. tree →
2. (verb) Rung is a form of "ring": "The bell has rung." tree →

In the lessons

Used in everyday life and safety: hold the ladder and step on each rung carefully. In grammar lessons: ring, rang, rung. Figuratively: "the first rung on the ladder" means the first step in a job or plan.

Examples

• She climbed up the ladder one rung at a time. tree →
• The bottom rung of the ladder is broken. tree →
• The bell has rung for lunch. tree →
• Have you rung Grandma yet? tree →
• Hold the sides, not the rungs, when you climb. tree →
• This job is the first rung on the ladder. tree →
• No bells were rung, and no ringer ever came back. tree →

Note

Trap with ring: "rang" is the simple past (the bell rang), "rung" goes with have/has/had (the bell has rung). Do not write "I rung her yesterday".